Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency has provisionally prohibited France's only accredited anti-doping laboratory from doing testing work after a positive sample it analyzed from a bodybuilder contaminated two other samples with traces of a steroid.

As the White House and North Korean officials traded barbs about whether war has been declared between their countries, U.S. Olympic Committee leaders said Monday they remain confident that the American team can compete safely at the upcoming 2016 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Americans playing hockey in Europe are likely to make up the majority of the U.S. men's team for the Pyeongchang Olympics, Olympic coach Tony Granato said Monday, adding that he will fill the remaining spots with players who are signed to American Hockey League contracts and with college players.

The president of the International Olympic Committee says he remains confident the Winter Games will go on as scheduled in South Korea despite growing tensions including North Korea's latest ballistic missile test.